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that hee this deponent is a burgher and In … that hee this deponent is a burgher and Inhabitant of Embden and hath<br />
dwelt there all his time and hath for theise fourteene yeares last bin a<br />
Skipper of that port and thereby hee cometh well to knowe the shipp the<br />
''Liesde'' arlate and hendrick Johnson the master thereof, and that the said<br />
shipp hath for theise nine yeeres past belonged to the port of Embden<br />
and hath from time to time sailed in and out thither and thence as the<br />
port which is her home port, under the conduct of the said hendrick<br />
Janson her master who hath bin master of her for all the said time<br />
And that by the meanes aforesaid hee well knoweth Egbert Evert, Ever<br />
Garris, John Labegoose and the rest of her owners. who hee saith were<br />
and are all Embdeners, dwellers in and subiects of that place, and<br />
as owners have from time to time set the said shipp out and fitted<br />
and furnished her, and for the true lawfull and sole owners thereof<br />
they were and are commonly accompted and reputed of his this deponents<br />
knowledge. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories.
To ther first hee saith hee was spoke unto by his contest the said hendrick<br />
Johnson to come and testifie the truth in this cause, And otherwise negatively.
To the 2. 3. 4 and 5 negatively, saving hee verily<br />
beleeveth the said lading aswell as the shipp belong to Embdener.
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The same day.
Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
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'''Peter Epping''' of Embden mariner, aged 46 yeares or<br />
thereabouts, sworne and examined.
To the first and second articles hee saith that hee this deponent<br />
hath well knowne the shipp the ''Liesde'', alias the ''Love'' or ''Charitie''<br />
allate for theise nine yeares last or thereabouts during all which space<br />
the arlate hendrick Johnson hath bin master of her, and Egbert [?Ewer]<br />
[?Eyers] [?Gavris] John Labegoose and others to the number of 28 or therabouts<br />
in all were and are her owners and have soe bin for all the aid time and<br />
as owners have from time to tiem fitted and sett out on voyages<br />
from the port of Embden whereunto shee belongeth and for owners<br />
thereof they have for all the said time bin and are commonly accompted<br />
which hee knoweth to be true because hee this deponent is a skipper<br />
and a burgher of Embden and hath alwaies dwelt there, and for<br />
six yeares together (ended about three yeares since) this deponent served<br />
in and was one of the company of the said shipp, namely the first<br />
foure of the said six yeares hee was Cooke and the other two stiersman<br />
of her And further that the said owners were and are all of<br />
Embden and dwellers in and subiects of that place and have bin<br />
for all the time aforesaid in the quiet and peaceable possession of<br />
the said shipp, which hee knoweth for the reasons aforesaid, And<br />
otherwise ee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories
To the first hee saith hee was spoken to by the said hendrick johnson<br />
to come and testifie in this cause, and otherwise negatively.
To the 2. 3. 4. and 5 negatively, saving hee beleeveth<br />
none but Embdeners have any part or share in the lading aboard
The marke of Peter [MARKE] Epping [MARKE, RH SIDE]e of Peter [MARKE] Epping [MARKE, RH SIDE] +
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